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Alma
Rodrigo Blaas
Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow-covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, Alma decides to enter …
„Alma“ is an independent CG short film. It is Rodrigo Blaas’s first short film as a director. Originally from Spain, he has worked in animation for more than ten years, in Spain and in the United States. Seizing the possibility of directing his first independent short film, he asked some of the best artists in their field to take part in this independent project: French animator Bolhem Bouchiba, character designers Carlos Grangel and Sergio Pablos, art director Alfonso Blaas, music composer Mastretta and sound designer Tom Myers.
„Alma“ is an independent CG short film. It is Rodrigo Blaas’s first short film as a director. Originally from Spain, he has worked in animation for more than ten years, in Spain and in the United States. Seizing the possibility of directing his first independent short film, he asked some of the best artists in their field to take part in this independent project: French animator Bolhem Bouchiba, character designers Carlos Grangel and Sergio Pablos, art director Alfonso Blaas, music composer Mastretta and sound designer Tom Myers.
Rodrigo Blaas (US) Is a self-taught animator who has worked in animation for more than ten years. He joined Blue Sky Studio in 2000 where he worked on his first feature film, “Ice Age” (2002). He was an animator at Pixar for six years, and worked on projects such as “Finding Nemo” (2003), “The Incredibles” (2004), “Cars” (2006), „Ratatouille“ (2007) and “Wall-E” (2008). In 2007, Rodrigo decided to direct his first short film, “Alma”, with an
international team. Artists from Spain, France and the US took part in this project.
international team. Artists from Spain, France and the US took part in this project.